JPH0357514B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an automatic banknote processing device that automatically processes banknotes for depositing and discharging banknotes, or only for depositing banknotes. This invention relates to an automatic banknote processing device that can appropriately collect banknotes that have been identified as such.

[Conventional technology]

In recent years, cash deposit and withdrawal machines (hereinafter referred to as ATMs) that automatically perform all processing related to deposits and withdrawals such as deposits and payments based on customer operations have become popular at branches of financial institutions such as banks.

The automatic banknote processing device used as an ATM uses a separating and feeding unit to separate banknotes one by one from the banknotes input into the deposit/withdrawal port and transport them to a banknote discrimination unit. A function that performs discrimination of fitness, denomination, etc., accepts banknotes that are determined to be genuine, and returns banknotes that are determined to be counterfeit instead of genuine to the deposit/withdrawal slot and return them to the customer. In particular, in automatic banknote processing equipment that reuses deposited banknotes for withdrawals, among the banknotes accepted as genuine banknotes, the banknotes that are recognized as genuine without defacement or bending, etc. Banknotes are stored in storage boxes by denomination in order to be reused for withdrawals, and banknotes that are soiled or bent are classified as unfit bills, which may cause identification errors or transport abnormalities on the conveyance path during withdrawals. Therefore, banknotes that are not reused for withdrawal are stored in an unfit note box separate from the storage box.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, in such conventional automatic banknote processing devices, the banknotes stored in the unfit banknote box are left unused within the device, and this unused banknote becomes a factor in deteriorating the efficiency of fund management at financial institutions. It's summery.

This also applies when the automatic banknote processing device is a deposit-only machine.

Therefore, there is a need for an automatic banknote processing device that can carry out transactions while minimizing the amount of banknotes stored inside the device.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems and meet the above-mentioned demands, and it is possible to suppress the amount of banknotes stored in the device, that is, to quickly collect banknotes that are identified as unfit, and to raise funds. The purpose of this invention is to realize an automatic banknote processing device that can improve operational efficiency.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a deposit slot into which a customer can insert banknotes in bulk;
or a deposit/withdrawal port through which a customer can insert banknotes and pay out banknotes to the customer; and a separating/feeding unit that separates and feeds the banknotes inserted into the deposit port or the deposit/withdrawal port one by one; Authenticity of banknotes,
a banknote discriminating unit that discriminates whether the banknote is fit or not, and the denomination, etc.; a storage box that stores the banknote in good condition; a storage unit that stores the banknote in the storage box; and a feeding unit that feeds out the banknote from the storage box; It is equipped with a conveyance path for conveying banknotes between the depositing port or depositing/dispensing port, a separating feeding section, a bill validating section, a storage means, and a dispensing means, and a housing containing these, and allows depositing or depositing or withdrawing money by the customer's operation. In an automatic banknote processing device that performs gold transactions, the device is installed so as to be exposed to the outside of the casing at a position cut off from the customer in order to accumulate at least unfit banknotes among the deposited banknotes, and a staff member controls the operation of the device. A clerk's cash handling section that allows unfit bills to be directly taken out without stopping; and a stacker connected to a banknote conveyance path for accumulating unfit bills in the clerk's cash handling section. and a notification means having a function of counting unfit bills accumulated in this clerk's cash handling section.

[Effect]

According to the above-mentioned means, among the banknotes inserted from the deposit slot or deposit/withdrawal slot during a deposit transaction,
The banknotes that are classified by the discrimination section as genuine but unfit notes that are soiled or bent are stacked in the clerk's cash handling section by the stacking means, and the stacked unfit banknotes are counted to determine whether the banknotes are unfit or unfit. When the predetermined amount has been reached, a notification means notifies the staff of the same, and the staff can remove the unfit notes from the cash handling section for the staff without stopping the operation of the device.

Therefore, even when the machine is in operation, the clerk can collect unfit bills from the clerk's cash handling section as appropriate, and as a result, it is possible to almost eliminate dead banknotes in the machine, thereby saving funds. Operational efficiency will be significantly improved.

〔Example〕

Examples will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Fig. 1 is a side view schematically showing the internal structure of an embodiment of a circulating automatic banknote processing device according to the present invention, and Fig. 2 is an ATM using this automatic banknote processing device.
FIG.

First, in FIG. 2, 1 is the casing of the device,
2 to 12 components are provided on the upper front side thereof.

In other words, reference numeral 2 is a passbook insertion slot for inserting and returning a deposit passbook, and a passbook entry machine (not shown) is installed behind it, and a passbook issued to a customer by a financial institution is inserted into this passbook insertion slot during a transaction. 2, the details of the transaction are recorded in the passbook, and when the transaction is completed, the passbook is returned to the customer through the passbook insertion slot 2.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a card insertion/return slot, and a card reader (not shown) is provided at the back of the card insertion/return slot 3. When a card issued by a financial institution to a customer is inserted through the card insertion/return slot 3, the corresponding card is inserted. The data written on the card is read by a card reader.

4a is an interphone, and this interphone 4a has an attendant call key 4 provided below.
This is used when pressing b to have a conversation such as consulting with a staff member.

5 is a transaction status display section, and this transaction status display section 5
The currently specified transaction contents, such as "withdrawal", "passbook entry", "deposit", etc., are selectively displayed.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a status display section that displays the status of the device, ie, the status of handling or discontinuation of use.

Reference numeral 7 denotes an operation guidance display section using a CRT display, which sequentially displays operation procedures, and the customer can operate each key described below in accordance with the procedure displayed on this operation guidance display section.

8 is a transaction operation key, and with this transaction operation key 8, it is possible to specify a deposit transaction such as a deposit or a payment transaction, and 9 is a numeric keypad, and this numeric keypad 9 is used to input a PIN number and payment amount. .

Reference numeral 10 denotes a confirmation key that is pressed when the user approves reading without canceling the transaction during a savings transaction, and 11 is a cancellation key that is pressed when canceling the transaction.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a deposit/withdrawal port, through which customers can insert deposited banknotes during deposit transactions such as deposits, return bills that have been inserted and are determined to be abnormal, and pay bills during withdrawal transactions such as payments; Further, it is a place where banknotes are returned when the cancel key 11 is pressed after the customer inserts banknotes during a deposit transaction. In addition, this deposit/withdrawal port 12
also functions as an outlet for receipts on which transaction details are printed by a slip issuing unit (not shown) provided in the housing 1.

In an ATM with such a configuration, the customer first presses the transaction selection key 8 to specify the transaction, inserts the card into the card insertion/return slot 3, and enters the PIN number using the numeric keypad 9, thereby transferring the card and the customer. Correspondence will be checked. In addition, if the transaction is a deposit,
This check is not always necessary.

When performing a deposit transaction, when deposited banknotes are inserted into the deposit/withdrawal slot 12 by the customer, the banknotes are taken into the device and sent one by one to a banknote verification section, which will be described later, to determine whether they are normal or not. Validation and denomination discrimination are performed, and as a result, banknotes that are judged to be incorrect, such as poorly read or counterfeit banknotes, are returned to the deposit/withdrawal port 12 and returned to the customer.

Then, the amount of the banknotes and the quantity of each denomination that are determined to be normal are displayed on the operation guidance display section 7,
When the customer confirms this and presses the confirmation key 10, the transaction is completed, and the card is returned to the customer from the card insertion/return slot 3, and a receipt on which details of the deposit transaction are printed is released to the deposit/withdrawal slot 12. and handed over to the customer.

In addition, the customer may use the cancellation key 1 during the deposit transaction.
When 1 is pressed, the transaction is canceled and the entire amount of banknotes inserted by the customer is returned to the deposit/withdrawal port 12 and returned.

On the other hand, in the case of a withdrawal transaction, when the customer presses the numeric keypad 9 to enter the payment amount and desired denomination, the amount and denomination are displayed on the operation guidance display section 7, and the customer sees this and confirms it. When the key 10 is pressed, the transaction is completed, and a receipt with printed banknotes and withdrawal details is sent to the deposit/withdrawal port 12 to be paid to the customer, and the card is returned from the card insertion/return port 3.

Next, a circulating banknote automatic processing device according to the present invention, which constitutes the above-mentioned ATM, will be explained.

In FIG. 1, 13 is a shutter of the deposit/withdrawal port 12, 14 is a rotating part arranged inside the shutter 13, and this rotating part 14 has a pair of guide plates 15.
a and 15b are provided.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a separating and feeding section disposed directly below the rotating section 14, which separates the banknotes inputted in bulk from the deposit/withdrawal port 12 one by one by a suction drum 17 and feeds them to the next process. It's getting old.

Reference numeral 18 identifies whether or not the banknote sent from the separating and feeding section 16 is a genuine banknote, the denomination of the banknote, the denomination of the banknote, whether the banknote is a damaged banknote or not, and the presence or absence of overlapping feeding. This bill discriminating section is arranged below the separating and feeding section 16, and within this bill discriminating section 18 is provided a width shifting means 19 for shifting the width of the bill.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a front-back reversing unit for selectively reversing the front and back of the banknote in the traveling direction based on the pattern of the banknote recognized within the banknote validating unit 18, and is provided below the banknote validating unit 18. Banknotes that do not need to be reversed are sent to the transport path 22 through the non-reversing path 21a, and banknotes that need to be reversed are sent to the transport path 22 after being reversed in the reversing path 21a. ing.

Reference numeral 23 denotes a cash handling section for an attendant provided, for example, on the back side of the housing 1, and among the banknotes inserted by the customer through the deposit/withdrawal slot 12, the banknote discriminating unit 18 determines whether the banknotes are genuine or not. Unfit banknotes that have been identified as unfit notes,
And the banknotes sent from each storage box 26-28 are accumulated and collected, or each storage box 26-2
This is where banknotes are replenished to 8.

Generally, when installing this type of device in financial institutions, etc., the front and rear parts of the housing 1 are separated by a store wall, so the cash handling section 23 for staff cannot be touched by customers. located in the area.

24a is an impeller as a collecting means, 25a is a suction drum assembled in a predetermined relationship with the impeller 24a, and both are installed in the housing 1 so as to face the cash handling section 23 for staff. The banknotes and unfit banknotes sent from each of the storage boxes 26 to 28 are accumulated in the clerk's cash handling section 23 by the rotation of the impeller 24a, and the banknotes for replenishment are collected from the clerk's cash handling section 23. The suction drum 25a allows the sheets to be separated and fed one by one.

26 is a storage box for 10,000 yen bills, 27 is a storage box for 1,000 yen bills, and 28 is a storage box for 5,000 yen bills. Cash handling department for staff 2
They are installed in a predetermined order in the lower position of 3.
Corresponding to these, an impeller 24b and a suction drum 25b as storage means, an impeller 24c, a suction drum 25c as a feeding means, and an impeller 2.
4d and a suction drum 25d are provided, respectively.

Each of the storage boxes 26 to 28 has a safe structure, and is formed in a size that matches the size of the banknotes to be stored. It is designed to be able to separate and feed out banknotes one by one in a regular manner according to running standards.

On the other hand, since the cash handling section 23 for staff members deposits and withdraws money in a mixture of various denominations, it is sized to accommodate the maximum size of 10,000 yen banknotes. The same size is applied to the separation feeding section 16 sent from the deposit/withdrawal port 12, and the bills dispensed from this separation feeding section 16 and the cash handling section 23 for staff match the running standard. Therefore, the banknotes are conveyed with regularity on a predetermined reference running surface by width-shifting means 19 provided in the banknote validating section 18.

Reference numeral 29 denotes a reject storage box for storing banknotes that are determined to be abnormal through denomination discrimination or double feeding detection during withdrawal, and is formed in a safe structure, and is placed above the cash handling section 23 for staff, for example. and the housing 1
It can be attached and detached freely.

Reference numeral 30 denotes a stacking unit for stacking banknotes to be dispensed, which is disposed immediately after the rotating unit 14 and has means for feeding the stacked banknotes to the rotating unit 14 all at once.

31a to 31g are switching blades that are swung by the power of a solenoid (not shown), respectively, and are arranged at predetermined positions along the conveyance path 22 connecting the above-mentioned parts, so as to switch the conveyance direction of banknotes as appropriate. There is.

32 is a conveyance path for sending receipts issued from a slip issuing unit, which is a separate mechanism, to the stacking unit 30; in the case of withdrawal, the receipt is placed on top of the disbursed banknotes;
The bill is passed to the customer from the deposit/withdrawal port 12 together with the withdrawn banknotes, and in the case of deposit, only the receipt is discharged from the deposit/withdrawal port 12.

Figures 3 to 3 are operation process diagrams for explaining the operations for storing banknotes for deposit into the storage box, feeding out banknotes from the storage box, and canceling transactions. , the structure and function of the suction drum will be specifically explained.

Here, as a representative, storage box 2 for 10,000 yen banknotes is shown.
6 and the corresponding impeller 24b and suction drum 25b will be explained.

As shown in the figure, there is a bill receiver 33 inside the storage box 26.
is arranged so that it can move in the direction of arrow A, and a front bill presser 3 is disposed so as to be vertically opposite to each other on the opening side.
4 and a rear banknote presser 35 are disposed, and both banknote pressers 34 and 35 are configured to be movable in the direction of the arrow A and rotated in the vertical direction to open and close. When installed in the housing 1, these banknote receiver 33, front banknote presser 34
A driving means (not shown) consisting of gears and a power source is connected to the rear bill presser 35.

On the other hand, the impeller 24b provided in the housing 1
Above and below the suction drum 25b combined with the impeller 24b, one end of a deposit conveyance path 36 and a withdrawal conveyance path 37, which are composed of an endless belt and a pulley wrapped around it, are arranged. Both conveyance paths 3
The other ends of 6 and 37 branch off and merge into the conveyance path 22 shown in FIG.

Here, the impeller 24b is pivoted so that it can be moved to a predetermined position when depositing and withdrawing money, and rotates in the direction of arrow B when depositing money. A stopper 38 is disposed at a position between and connected to the impeller 24b via a link or the like so as to move in conjunction with the movement of the impeller 24b.

Further, the suction drum 25b is fixed at the position shown in the figure, and when dispensing money, it can rotate in the direction of arrow C to suction and dispense the banknotes 39 in the storage box 26 one by one.

In this configuration, as shown in FIG. 3, when depositing money, the front bill presser 34 and the rear bill presser 35 are closed so as to press down the bills 39 that have already been regularly stored in the storage box 26. 3
4, 35 and the impeller 24a, that is, the storage box 2
A predetermined space is secured in the opening 6.

This space is set to be large enough to store the maximum number of deposited banknotes allowed for one transaction, for example 100 bills. This is because it becomes impossible to arrange them regularly. In other words, consideration has been made so that deposited banknotes can be stored within the minimum necessary space.

Note that it is desirable that the size of the space be controlled by the number of deposited banknotes to be stored.

Further, at this time, the stopper 38 is located at the lower part of the opening.

Therefore, when deposited banknotes are conveyed by the deposit conveyance path 36, the deposited banknotes enter the inside of the blades of the impeller 24b rotating in the direction of arrow B.
They are conveyed by the rotation of the impeller 24b, collide with the stopper 38, and are housed on the stopper 38 in a regularly aligned state.

That is, the deposited banknotes are stored in the opening separated from the banknotes 39 already stored in the storage box 26 by the front banknote presser 34 and the rear banknote presser 35,
This storage is temporary storage.

When a transaction is completed here, the front bill holder 34 and the rear bill holder 35 are rotated vertically and opened as shown in FIG. 3, whereby the deposited bill overlaps the bill 39 in the storage box 26, and then Third
As shown in the figure, the front bill presser 34 and the rear bill presser 35 move to the impeller 24b side and close, and then retreat to the bill presser 33 side, so that the deposited bill is stored in the storage box 26 and the bill 39 The banknotes are aligned and held integrally between the banknote receiver 33 and both banknote pressers 34 and 35.

At this time, in order to prepare for dispensing as the next step, the impeller 24b is moved to the dispensing position shown in FIG.
9 to the dispensing conveyance path 37 and retracting it to a position where it will not be obstructed. At the same time, the stopper 38 is interlocked with the action of retracting it to the position shown in the figure. In this embodiment, in order to shorten the transaction time, the position shown in FIG. 3 is positioned as the home position of the impeller 24b and the suction drum 25b.

Next, in the case of withdrawal, the banknote 39 moves together with the banknote receiver 33, front banknote presser 34, and rear banknote presser 35 toward the suction drum 25b, and reaches the position where the most advanced banknote 39 contacts the suction drum 25b. These will stop. This operation is performed by providing a detection element such as a micro switch (not shown) on the surface of the suction drum 25b, and when the detection element detects that the banknote 39 is in contact with the suction drum 25b, the banknote receiver 33 and both banknote pressers 34 , 35 are controlled to stop their movements.

When the movement of the banknotes 39 etc. is stopped in this way, the front banknote presser 34 is then moved as shown in FIG.
rotates downward and opens, and here the suction drum 25b
attracts the bill 39 and rotates in the direction of arrow c.

This suction drum 25b has a suction hole at one location on the outer circumferential surface, and by applying negative pressure to this suction hole using a vacuum pump (not shown) or the like, only one banknote 39 that is in contact with the outer circumferential surface is sucked. By returning the suction hole to atmospheric pressure at a predetermined position during rotation, the suction-held banknotes 39 are delivered to the dispensing conveyance path 37.

Therefore, the banknotes 39 in the storage box 26 are fed to the dispensing conveyance path 37 where they are sucked and separated one by one by the suction drum 25b in order from the most recent one. That is, each rotation of the suction drum 25b sucks and separates the banknotes 39 one by one from the storage box 26.
The money is sent to the conveyance path 22 by the withdrawal conveyance path 37.

By the way, when the customer presses the cancellation key 11 when the deposited banknotes are temporarily stored in the opening of the storage box 26 during the above-mentioned deposit, the third
From the state shown in the figure, as shown in FIG. 3, only the front bill presser 34 is opened, and the bill receiver 33, the rear bill presser 35, and the bill 39 are all moved to bring the deposited bills into contact with the suction drum 25b, If the impeller 24b and the stopper 38 are retracted to the home position and the suction drum 25b is driven in this state in the same manner as in the above-described withdrawal, the deposited banknotes can be returned to the customer.

As mentioned above, a structure in which banknotes are stored in a storage box using an impeller and a suction drum, and the banknotes are sent out from the storage box is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 1983-
No. 112885 describes this in detail.

Figure 4 shows the staff cash handling section 23 in Figure 1.
This is a perspective view for explaining the function of the banknote, and describes cases in which an employee of a financial institution collects banknotes and damaged banknotes sent from each storage box, and a case in which banknotes are repaired.

As already mentioned, the clerk's cash handling section 23 is provided on the back side of the housing 1, and as shown in FIG. The banknotes can be grabbed directly from the outside by hand. That is, the cash handling section 23 for the clerk is either exposed to the outside of the housing 1 or has a door provided in the housing 1 that can be easily opened and closed so that bills can be grabbed by opening the door. Even if new banknotes or unfit banknotes are transferred from each of the storage boxes 26 to 28 during the banknote collection operation, the impeller 24a is used to store them. Collection work can be performed without interrupting equipment operation.

On the other hand, when replenishing banknotes at the start of work,
After the impeller 24a is evacuated to the home position in the same manner as the impeller 24b described above, a supply of banknotes of various denominations is inserted at once between the suction drum 25a and the banknote receiver 40. Then, by rotating the suction drum 25a, the bills can be separated and fed one by one.

Although not shown in the drawings, the automatic banknote processing device of this embodiment handles a predetermined amount of unfit banknotes, such as a preset number or thickness, when the unfit banknotes are accumulated in the clerk's cash handling section 23. It has a notification means such as a monitor panel that notifies the staff when unfit banknotes are accumulated.

Next, the operation of the automatic banknote processing apparatus having the above-described configuration and functions will be explained in order.

(1) Banknote replenishment process at the start of work At the start of work in the morning, banknotes of various denominations are loaded into the staff cash handling section 23 in bulk by the staff of the financial institution. At this time, the impeller 24a of the clerk's cash handling section 23 retreats to the home position, and the impellers 24b to 24d corresponding to each storage box 26 to 28 move from the home position to a position where banknotes can be stored. do.

Thereafter, the banknotes inserted into the staff cash handling section 23 are separated and fed one by one by the suction drum 25a, passed through the banknote discrimination section 18, where the denomination, front and back, etc. are discriminated, and then the front and back are reversed. The denominations are stored in storage boxes 26 to 28 by denomination through the storage section 20 according to the storage procedure described above.

In other words, the staff member does not have to sort banknotes into each denomination and replenish them into the corresponding storage boxes 26 to 28, but can simply insert a batch of banknotes into the staff cash handling section 23 and replenish the banknotes at the start of work. It can be done quickly.

(2) Deposit transaction A deposit transaction is instructed by pressing the transaction selection key shown in FIG. The banknotes are placed on the guide plate 1 of the rotating section 14.
5a, 15b and held, rotating part 1
4 is rotated through a certain angle and then discharged to the separation feeding section 16.

In this separating and feeding section 16, the bills are separated one by one by a suction drum 17 and sent to a bill discriminating section 18, where the bills are discriminated to determine whether they are normal bills, that is, whether they are genuine bills or not, and the denomination. The identification department, etc. will be conducted.

Here, banknotes that are identified as genuine notes and whose patterns are in the positive direction, and banknotes that are identified as not genuine notes, are sent to the non-inversion passage 21a of the front/back reversal section 20, while banknotes that are identified as genuine notes but whose designs are reversed are sent to the non-inversion passage 21a of the front/back reversal section 20. By switching the switching blade 31a, the banknotes in the direction are sent to the reversing path 21b and are reversed.

Thereafter, these banknotes are sent to the conveyance path 22,
The banknotes that are determined to be genuine and not damaged are sorted by the switching blades 31a to 31g according to their denominations and sent to the respective storage boxes 26 to 28,
The impeller 24b is inserted into each opening as described above.
~24d is temporarily stored.

In addition, in order to avoid re-withdrawing and handing over to customers genuine bills that are defaced or bent and lack the quality of banknotes, unfit bills are determined to be unfit. The banknotes are guided by the switching blade 31d to the staff cash handling section 23 and accumulated by the impeller 24a.

In other words, although the damaged notes mentioned above are genuine notes,
Each storage box 26 is unsuitable as a banknote for withdrawal.
Storing the funds in the 28-28 will result in dead storage and deteriorate the efficiency of fund management, so it is desirable to promptly notify the staff and collect the funds.

Therefore, in this embodiment, when unfit banknotes are accumulated in the staff cash handling section 23 as described above, this state is displayed on the aforementioned monitor panel (not shown), etc., and the staff is notified.

On the other hand, banknotes that are determined to be not genuine are transferred to the transport path 2.
The guide plates 15a, 15 of the avoidance section 14 are sent to the accumulation section through 2 and are waiting in a horizontal state in advance.
It is taken in between b. After the rotating part 14 rotates by a certain angle, the shutter 13 is opened and the banknotes are returned to the customer through the deposit/withdrawal port 12.

Here, the customer either inserts the returned banknotes into the deposit/withdrawal slot 12 again, or
8, make a decision such as depositing only the amount of banknotes stored in one hour into the opening 8, press the confirmation key 10 according to the instructions on the operation guide display section 7 shown in FIG. 2, or return the banknotes. The banknotes are then reinserted and the above steps are repeated.

When the confirmation key 10 is pressed, each storage box 26~
The banknote receiver and both front and rear banknote presses provided at 28 operate in the same manner as described in FIG. 3, and the banknotes stored in one hour as described above are stored in storage boxes 26 to 28, respectively.

Note that when the cancel key 11 is pressed, the banknotes temporarily stored in the openings of the storage boxes 26 to 28 are fed by the suction drums 25b to 25d, and passed through the stacking section 30 and the rotating section 14. Deposit/withdrawal port 12
is returned to the customer.

(3) Collection processing of unfit banknotes by the staff member As mentioned above, the staff member who is informed by the monitor panel etc. that unfit banknotes have been accumulated in the staff cash handling unit 23 collects the unfit banknotes in the staff cash handling unit 23. However, if the staff had to collect damaged banknotes every time they occur, it would complicate the work.
For example, a counter or the like is provided in the device, and the number of damaged banknotes, denomination, amount, etc. is specified, and notification is made when a predetermined amount is reached. By doing so, the efficiency of collecting unfit bills can be improved.

(4) Withdrawal transaction When the customer specifies the payment, denomination, and number of coins using the numeric keypad 9 shown in Figure 2, the suction drum 25
The banknotes b to 25d are sequentially separated and fed out one by one from the storage boxes 26 to 28 in the same manner as explained in FIG. 3, and sent to the conveyance path 22.

The banknotes for withdrawal sent to the conveyance path 22 are detected by a detection element (not shown) installed in the conveyance path 22,
For example, by detecting the size, amount of transmitted light, etc. using a simple optical discrimination means using a combination of a light emitting diode and a light receiving transistor, a simple check or discrimination of the denomination, presence or absence of double feeding, etc. is performed. After confirming that a predetermined number of banknotes of a predetermined denomination have been sent out, the sheets are temporarily stacked in the stacking section 30 and sent to the rotating section 14 together with the sheets sent via the conveyance path 32 from a slip issuing section (not shown). The money is then paid to the customer through the deposit/withdrawal port 12.

Note that when double feeding or abnormal banknotes are detected in the conveyance path 22, these banknotes are transferred to the switching blade 31c.
With this action, it is guided to and stored in the reject storage box 29.

(5) Banknote collection processing at the end of the day To close funds at the end of the day, it is necessary to collect the cash in the device.

In this case, the suction drums 25b to 25b collect banknotes of each denomination stored in each of the storage boxes 26 to 28, respectively.
25d, and the delivered banknotes are accumulated in the clerk's cash handling section 23 by the impeller 24a.

After all the banknotes in each of the storage boxes 26 to 28 have been accumulated in the cash handling section 23 for staff, the staff member collects the accumulated banknotes and the banknotes stored in the reject storage box 29 to remove the banknotes from inside the device. All banknotes can be collected.

If the transportation route from the ATM installation location to the cashier's safe is long, the cash handling section 23 for the cashier should be placed against the housing 1 due to the above-mentioned security issues during transportation when replenishing and collecting banknotes. It would be better to have a safe structure that can be attached or detached. In other words, it is preferable that the staff cash handling section 23 has a structure similar to that of the storage boxes 26 to 28.

Although one embodiment of the automatic banknote processing apparatus according to the present invention has been described above in detail, the present invention is not limited thereto.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the cash handling unit 23 for staff not only collects damaged banknotes but also replenishes banknotes at the start of work and when there is a shortage of banknotes, and collects banknotes at the end of work. Any device may be used as long as it can collect damaged banknotes.

In addition, although the above-mentioned embodiment describes a device that performs deposit and withdrawal transactions, it is also possible to use a dedicated deposit machine that handles only deposits such as deposits and savings, that is, a deposit slot into which banknotes of various denominations can be input at once. , a banknote discrimination unit that discriminates whether a banknote is a genuine banknote or a damaged banknote, a storage box for storing banknotes for each denomination, a means for storing banknotes in each storage box, etc. By providing the cash handling section for the staff member on a part of the casing of the deposit-only machine, for example, the back part, together with an impeller, etc.,
Irrespective of the transaction status of the customer, each time a damaged banknote is generated, it can be sent to the cash handling section for the clerk and at the same time notified to the clerk, so that the clerk can collect it at any time.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, three storage boxes are provided in the housing so that three denominations of banknotes can be deposited, withdrawn or deposited, but this is not limited, and for example, ten thousand yen banknotes can be deposited. This is also effective for simple deposit machines that handle only one type and are equipped with one storage box.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the near-end or near-full state of banknotes in each denomination storage box is notified by the display on the monitor panel, etc., and the staff member who recognizes this can replenish or collect banknotes from the staff cash handling section. Although we are trying to do this, it is also possible to configure it as follows.

For example, by installing a belt conveyor or linear car between a centrally managed cash deposit box installed at a distance and a cash handling department for staff, it is possible to automatically replenish or collect banknotes at the start and end of work, and to collect damaged banknotes. You may also do so.

In this way, if the machines automatically centrally manage banknotes, including unfit banknotes, the amount of banknotes that must be stored and prepared in each storage box in advance can be reduced. Banknotes stored all at once in a central cash management safe can be efficiently rotated and used at multiple ATMs, making it possible to use funds efficiently without having to go through the process of obtaining them.
Banknotes can be processed more quickly without the staff having to visit the installation location of the device.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention is capable of discriminating among the banknotes inserted through the deposit slot or deposit/withdrawal slot during a deposit transaction, which are genuine bills but unfit bills that are soiled or bent. The accumulating means accumulates the unfit bills in the clerk's cash handling section, counts the accumulated unfit bills, and when the unfit bills reach a predetermined amount, the informing means notifies the clerk of the same, and stops the operation of the device. Therefore, the clerk is required to collect unfit bills from the clerk's cash handling section as appropriate even when the device is in operation. This makes it possible to almost eliminate dead banknotes within the device, resulting in the effect that the efficiency of fund management can be significantly improved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a side view schematically showing the internal structure of an embodiment of the automatic banknote processing device according to the present invention, and Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the external appearance when the automatic banknote processing device of Fig. 1 is configured as an ATM. Figure 3 is a process diagram for explaining the operation of storing banknotes in the storage box in Figure 1, dispensing banknotes from the storage box, and canceling the transaction, and Figure 4 is for the staff in Figure 1. It is a perspective view for explaining the function of a cash handling part. 1: Housing, 2: Passbook insertion and return slot, 3: Card insertion and return slot, 7: Operation guidance display section, 8: Transaction operation keys, 9: Numeric keypad, 10: Confirmation key, 11: Cancellation key, 12: Deposit and withdrawal Mouth, 13: Shyatsuta, 14:
Rotating part, 16: Separation feeding part, 17: Suction drum,
18: Banknote discrimination section, 22: Conveyance path, 23: Cash handling section for staff, 24a-24d: Impeller, 25a-
25d: Suction drum, 26-28: Storage box, 2
9: Reject storage box, 30: Accumulation section, 33:
Bill holder, 34: Front bill holder, 35: Back bill holder, 40: Bill holder.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A deposit slot into which a customer can insert banknotes in bulk, or a deposit/withdrawal slot through which a customer can insert banknotes and pay out banknotes to the customer; and the deposit slot or deposit/withdrawal slot. A separation and feeding section that separates and feeds banknotes inserted into the mouth one by one; a banknote discrimination section that checks the authenticity, correctness, denomination, etc. of banknotes; and a storage unit that stores normal banknotes. a box; a storage means for storing banknotes in the storage box; a feeding means for feeding banknotes from the storage box; In an automatic banknote processing device that is equipped with a conveyance path for transporting banknotes between the machines and a casing that houses these, and that performs deposits or deposit/withdrawal transactions according to operations by a customer, at least the unfit banknotes among the deposited banknotes are accumulated. a cash handling section for an attendant, which is provided so as to be exposed to the outside of the housing at a position cut off from customers, and allows an attendant to directly take out unfit bills and banknotes accumulated without stopping the operation of the device; , During a deposit transaction, among the banknotes inserted through the deposit slot or deposit/withdrawal slot, unfit bills that are classified by the identification department as genuine bills but unfit bills that are stained or bent are handled as cash by the staff member. a stacking means connected to the conveyance path for stacking the banknotes in the cash handling section; and a stacking means connected to the conveyance path for stacking the banknotes in the clerk's cash handling unit; An automatic banknote processing device characterized by comprising a notification means for notifying an attendant.